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  • Healing Trauma, Finding Forgiveness Partners, Parents, Children, and Self (7 session course)

    This is where an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma and resonance is vital to supporting healing and connection in long-term relationships. In this collection of MP4 recordings from Sarah Peyton’s 2020 course, you will discover: New paths designed to enable you to move towards integrating – and healing – difficult events How learning about the brain brings us more self-compassion,...

  • Repairing Relationships with Empathy

    Sarah Peyton explores the process of repairing relationships through the lens of Nonviolent Communication. She emphasizes the importance of self-connection and empathy—both for ourselves and others—when addressing moments of hurt or disconnection. Sarah highlights how acknowledging impact, expressing authentic feelings and needs, and offering genuine empathy can restore trust and rebuild...

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    The Science of Connection and Repair

    How do our nervous systems sync during connection, and what happens when disconnection occurs? In this Sarah Peyton video, we explore the profound interdependence of human relationships through the lens of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). From the physical pain of relational loss to the importance of acknowledging and repairing harm, we dive into the rhythms of connection, disconnection, and...

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    Connecting Requests

    In this insightful snippet from Sarah Peyton, discover how connecting requests can transform conversations into meaningful exchanges. Referred to as the "steering wheel" of NVC dialogue, connecting requests shift the focus from action to connection, creating clarity and understanding. Learn how to express yourself, ensure you’re understood, and check in with others without falling into the trap...

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    Trauma, Forgiveness & Your Close Relationships

    heal. This is where an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma and resonance is vital to supporting healing and connection in long-term relationships. In this collection of recordings from Sarah Peyton’s 2020 course, you will discover: New paths designed to enable you to move towards integrating – and healing – difficult events How learning about the brain brings us more self-compassion,...

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    Defusing Self-Sabotage

    Access this complete 6 session course In this 6-session course Sarah Peyton will take you through the 5 levels of unconscious contracts that can create patterns of self-sabotage and self-defeat. Each session introduces a different unconscious contract based on various aspects of relational neuroscience and provides support for the release of these contracts. Sarah Peyton shows you how, with...

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    Naming the Feeling and Need

    When you experience an emotion, your body send a message to your brain that lights up the amygdala. Then what? Listen as Sarah Peyton demonstrates the NVC practice of Naming the Feeling and Need, which calms the amygdala and enables you to move into relational space. Keywords: Sarah Peyton NVC basics feelings brain science needs universal human needs emotions

  • Resonant Language and the Art of Accompaniment

    space. In this video, Sarah describes the basics of resonant language and how, when you start to move into the fluid space of the right brain hemisphere, everything starts to change. Keywords: Sarah Peyton resonance brain science nervous system curiosity warmth

  • Complex Truth-Telling And Empowered Change

    and genuine challenges, we sidestep our own values and integrity, too. Keywords: suppression bypass avoidance coping denial stress depression positive thinking resonance nonviolence acceptance Sarah Peyton

  • From Personal to Global Trauma

    to othering based on social location, and to destruction of our planet. Read this article Keywords: trauma society avoidance objectification marginalization environmental justice social justice Sarah Peyton

  • Climate Anxiety Is Not a Disease. It is a Normal Response to a World on Fire.

    threats facing the earth due to climate catastrophe. Read on for tips on coping with the anxiety. Read this article Keywords: climate extinction anxiety existential depression compulsion Sarah Peyton

  • Healing Addiction With Unconscious Contract Work

    is an endless craving that's never enough. Read on for more. Read this article Keywords: unconscious contracts addiction self sabotage healing loneliness constellation compulsion trauma craving Sarah Peyton

  • Your Resonant Self

    feelings honesty needs connection dialogue neurobiology hierarchy Resonant Empathy neuroscience neurobiology neuroplasticity self compassion self connection responsibility mindfulness Sarah Peyton

  • The Surprising Root of Self-Sabotage

    insights of Beatrice Beebe's research on biological imperatives, emotional language, and emotional limitations. Read this article Keywords: Self sabotage Self limitation Unconscious Lazy Brain Sarah Peyton

  • The Neuroscience of Privilege, Power and Status

    classism ranking merit deserve equality prejudice socioeconomic subconscious empathy groups bias racism community exclusion belonging choice nonviolence status privilege brain patterns Sarah Peyton

  • Gender Through the Lens of IPNB plus Empathy

    groups of people. Read on for a demonstration of how empathy can shift these wounds and thus the core beliefs. Read this article Keywords: prejudice implicit memory trauma healing empathy bias Sarah Peyton

  • Anger’s Two Kinds of Reactivity

    take responsibility to make repairs, and shift into the clean, life-serving, fully expressed anger and love. Read this article Keywords: anger reactivity temper power screaming in giraffe Sarah Peyton

  • Understanding and Healing from Bullying, Giving and Receiving

    both sides of the conflict, and take action to effect systemic change. Read on for more. Read this article Keywords: bullying abuse harm mitigate systemic change social change power conflict Sarah Peyton

  • Heartbreak For Self And The World Holding Our Broken Hearts With Compassion

    repaired tooth with the tongue, searching for the old roughness, the old wound, but not finding it. Read this article Keywords: heartbreak empathy brain resonance pain trauma healing break up Sarah Peyton

  • Change Is Afoot

    Keywords: trauma resonance IPNB interpersonal neurobiology attachment theory cultural narrative self understanding legends self regulation self sufficiency erasure marginalization paradigm Sarah Peyton


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